The chalice, or cup, held wine for communion. The paten, or plate, was for the bread. The communion set stayed on Jamestown Island until 1758, when the old church was abandoned.

The chalice, or cup, held wine for communion. The paten, or plate, was for the bread. The communion set stayed on Jamestown Island until 1758, when the old church was abandoned.

She knew that a chalice bearing Mitchell’s name had disappeared from the church sacristy in 1927 — stolen, more than likely, along with the rest of a Communion set.

Communion sets usually consist of a lidded decanter, one or more chalices and a paten, or tray. Pewter services were commonly used in early America, while wealthy congregations often owned solid ...

Among the guidelines in the memo, a copy of which NCR obtained, was suspending the distribution of holy Communion to the congregation via the chalice. Another set of recommendations, issued April ...

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The communion chalice and plate held special significance. They had belonged to the Central United Methodist Church, ... The communion set hasn't just found new life in a new church.

Muddy footprints traced a path through the church last Sunday morning when members arrived for services. At first, they thought potential buyers had been around, since the building is for sale ...

Deacon Rachid Murad offers the chalice to a communicant after his ordination to the diaconate at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 25, 2019.

The U.K. bishops’ announcement comes after COVID-19 transmission concerns caused a three-year hiatus in the use of the chalice to distribute Communion.

The precious blood is an important part of Communion, but many people are afraid of the risk of cross-contamination from a shared chalice. Why shouldn’t we simply use separate cups? There are a ...

Washington D.C., Mar 2, 2023 / 16:00 pm. The bishops of England and Wales announced this week that the distribution of holy Communion from the chalice during Mass will resume starting Holy Thursday.